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Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... Pressure - Differential ... disorders: - aortic ... #Pressure #Differential ... #cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
- Differential ... drop in arterial pressure ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Widened Pulse Pressure ... Pulse Pressure = ... Pulse Pressure = ... #Pressure #Differential ... #cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest ... Overriding aorta ... boot shaped heart caused ... #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #pediatrics #cardiology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... presenting with chest ... Examine for: • Pulse ... deficit/differential ... Control blood pressure
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
long, the right ventricular ... In this case, the ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Microcavitation due to mechanical valve closure (aortic in this case).

Dissolved gas changing state due to changes
valve closure (aortic ... changes in partial pressure ... Closure #Bubbles #Ventricular ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #A2C
Aortic Coarctation on Chest CT
10 yo male,  his father has TGV with a Senning surgery
on Chest CT 10 ... abnormal high blood presure ... absent femoral pulses ... coarctation #ChestCT #cardiology ... #clinical #aorta
Aortic Coarctation on Echocardiogram
10 yo male,  his father has TGV with a Senning surgery
Aortic Coarctation ... abnormal high blood presure ... absent femoral pulses ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #pocus
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... flip-flopping in the chest ... disease (e.g., aortic ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #